]]>It’s been known for almost a year that Rashida Jones, along with Rob Lowe, is hightainling it out of Parks and Rec, for other opportunities. However, those opportunities were never clear. She sold two shows under her production company, but declined to star in either one.

Now it’s clear. She’ll be starring in a cop comedy called Tribeca that’s produced and pitched by Steve Carell and his wife, Nancy Walls. Lest you jump to a completely logic conclusion, let me state that the show will be set in LA, and Tribeca is the name of Jones’ character. Well then.

Jones’ Tribeca will be paired with a partner she doesn’t immediately gel with, but something tells me, over time, they’ll become a friends, or failing that, respect each other’s differences. Because that’s how these things work.

]]>http://www.screenjunkies.com/tv/tv-news/rashida-jones-will-be-a-cop-on-tbs/feed/0Steve Carell Returning To TV To Write A Cop Comedy For TBShttp://www.screenjunkies.com/tv/tv-news/steve-carell-returning-to-tv-to-write-a-cop-comedy-for-tbs/
http://www.screenjunkies.com/tv/tv-news/steve-carell-returning-to-tv-to-write-a-cop-comedy-for-tbs/#commentsThu, 07 Nov 2013 16:18:53 +0000http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=257923It will be the one cop show that isn't "gritty."

]]>Steve Carell, who has had mixed success as a leading man, having gone from the initial success of The 40 Year-Old Virgin and Date Night to the lows of Dan in Real Life and Evan Almighty to the gooey middles of Burt Wonderstone, is heading back to the medium that made him.

He’s writing a police comedy for TBS. The show will be called Tribeca, and will follow Angie Tribeca (seriously) as she takes on cases with her eccentric coworkers. Sounds pretty promising. To help further sell the premise, she works for something called the “Heinous Crimes Unit,” which sounds pretty serious.

Carell will co-write with his wife, Nancy Walls, and will direct the pilot. There’s no mention of him starring or appearing in the show, so you can just get over yourself right now and be thankful for the work he’s doing on the show and stop asking for more.